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In the past year, the UFC has made significant cuts from its roster of fighters. These cuts included fighters who were in, or near, the top-10 of their respective divisions, such as Jon Fitch or Yushin Okami. While fans cried out against such decisions, UFC President Dana White (pictured) says it is simply to...

In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced today that its top stars will be visiting different cities across North America for 20 days leading up to UFC 167: ST-PIERRE vs. HENDRICKS on Saturday, Nov. 16 in Las Vegas. The tour will begin in Denver, Colo., the site of UFC 1, on Oct. 28, and make...

This episode of FIST-ta-CUFF Radio is dedicated to friend of the show, Mr. Barry Meyer, a man who has done more for MMA then could ever by typed… Barry passed away on October 15, 2013. Barry was one half of the Meyer brother team that has ran the TUFF-N-UFF promotion in Vegas. Barry not only...

Cain Velasquez successfully defended his UFC Heavyweight Championship against Junior dos Santos for a second time, in yet another dominant performance. Velasquez stood his ground and tried his hardest to knock his opponent out, but Dos Santos ate every single strike and showed true grit and determination. After a one sided fight that even the...

In front of a sold out crowd at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez put on a Fight of the Year Candidate that brought everyone in the arena to their feet. While unranked Diego Sanchez rose to the occasion and impressed the crowd and UFC brass alike, Gilbert Melendez was...

Fight of the Night: Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez In what was a Fight of the Year candidate, both Melendez and Sanchez left it all in the octagon and the crowd enjoyed every single second of it. Melendez may have walked out with his hands raised, but Sanchez’s stock has only gone up after this...

Smothering and suffocating, grueling and dominate. In Saturday’s main event of UFC 166 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, Cain Velasquez completed the trilogy with Junior dos Santos by scoring a TKO victory at 3:09 of round five and in the process held on to his UFC heavyweight title. Dos Santos was going for...

Daniel Cormier’s agility and athleticism proved too much for Roy Nelson in the co-main event of UFC 166 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Cormier cruised to a unanimous, 30-27 decision. The 37-year-old Nelson, ranked No. 9 in the heavyweight division, dropped to 20-9. The 34-year-old Cormier, the No. 2 ranked heavyweight, is now...

Joe Rogan ended the fight by saying “This was the best fight I’ve seen in my entire life,”. As a man who has seen over 1,000 fights, that’s quite a statement. In what was easily a Fight of the Year Candidate, both Diego Sanchez and Gilbert Melendez showed that they are two of the toughest...

Not much to write about here. Gabriel Gonzaga was the aggressor right from the start and was throwing bombs from the get-go. It was back and forth for a bit with each fighter connecting with their own powerful shots, but Gonzaga landed a monstrous right hook that sent Jordan to the ground. Gonzaga smelled blood...

John Dodson made quick work of Darrell Montague and finished him in the very first round. Montague tried to keep Dodson at bay, keeping his distance by throwing leg kicks but Dodson was persistent and continued to press forward. Montague got dropped in the middle of the round and was in serious danger. Montague quickly...

Live from a sold-out Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, ‘UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos’ is set to go down tonight on pay-per-view. If you can’t make the pay-per-view portion of the card this evening, join us here at BJPENN.COM to catch all the blow-by-blow and round-by-round action and results as they transpire. RESULTS: John...

Before tonight’s pay-per-view broadcast kicks off, the ‘UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III’ event goes live with a stellar, eight-fight preliminary card event. If you can’t make BJPENN.COM’s Live broadcast of the prelims, or missed the preliminary Fox Sports 1 airing, than tune in here for all the blow-by-blow and round-by-round action you can...

Immediately following tonight’s ‘UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III’ pay-per-view card, fight fans are invited here to catch the live broadcast of the evening’s post-fight press conference. Get the immediate reactions from tonight’s fighters and UFC President Dana White by tuning in right here at the conclusion of the main event. Use the player...

As far as trilogy fights are concerned, tonight’s main event is certainly up there with some of the greatest in our sports short history. Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos III goes down tonight from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The fight serves as a rubber match between the two most dominant heavyweights in...

The American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) in San Jose, California, is one of the premier MMA training centers in the world. Not only do they house the UFC Heavyweight champion, but they also have the likes of Gray Maynard, Josh Thomson, Luke Rockhold, Daniel Cormier and many other great fighters in their ranks. Part of what...

Top welterweight, Josh Burkman has been surging through the ranks with notable wins over Jon Fitch and Aaron Simpson. He now embarks on a quest for the WSOF title at WSOF 6 and is documenting his ‘Road to the title, through these exclusive video blogs with BJPENN.COM.

After a momentary scuffle with his opposing teams entire bench, this Swedish hockey player is forced out to the center of the ice where a referee slaps on a standing choke to tap him out and halt the violence.

This episode of FIST-ta-CUFF Radio is dedicated to friend of the show, Mr. Barry Meyer, a man who has done more for MMA then could ever by typed… Barry passed away on October 15, 2013. Barry was one half of the Meyer brother team that has ran the TUFF-N-UFF promotion in Vegas. Barry not only...

Today’s UFC 166 weigh-ins was full of highly intense staredowns from the fighters. Just look at Sanchez & Melendez(above). If you missed today’s BJPENN.COM live weigh-in broadcast, just check out what you missed below: Cormier vs. Nelson: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos:

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